2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixth year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 27–7, 18–2 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship, their second consecutive conference title. As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated Niagara before losing to Siena in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champions who did not win their conference tournament, Monmouth received an automatic bid the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 4 seed, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (18–2 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth182 .900277  .794
Saint Peter's146 .7002313  .639
Iona128 .6002213  .629
Siena128 .6001717  .500
Fairfield119 .5501615  .516
Rider1010 .5001815  .545
Canisius1010 .5001816  .529
Quinnipiac713 .3501021  .323
Niagara614 .3001023  .303
Marist515 .250824  .250
Manhattan515 .2501022  .313
2017 MAAC tournament winner
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